W&L Hires Sushner and Liberati to Athletics Staff

Jun 27, 2013

LEXINGTON, Va. — Washington and Lee Director of Athletics
Jan Hathorn has announced the appointment of Rachael Sushner and
Ross Liberati as staff members within the athletic department.
Sushner joins the staff as assistant women’s soccer coach and
Liberati will serve as assistant men’s soccer coach.

Sushner comes to W&L from Clarkson University, where she has
been the assistant coach since 2011. While working for the Golden
Knights, she managed their national recruiting, developed scouting
reports and assisted with the planning and execution of training
sessions as the goalkeeper coach.

A 2009 graduate of Skidmore College with a bachelor of arts in
business and sociology, Sushner spent three years as an assistant
coach at Wellesley College from 2008-2011. The team won the NEWMAC
regular season title in 2009.

At Skidmore, Sushner was a four-year starter and captained the
team her senior year. During her career, she was the Liberty
League Rookie of the Year, named to the Liberty League
All-Conference First Team, and the All-New York Region First
Team. She recently earned her masters in business
administration from Clarkson in May 2013.

Liberati joins W&L from Frostburg State University, where he
has been the first assistant since 2011. In two seasons, the
Bobcats went 23-6-9, and had back-to-back Capital Athletic
Conference tournament semifinal appearances. While at Frostburg
State, Liberati earned his masters in business administration.

He graduated from Bucknell University in 2011, with a bachelor
of science in business administration. He was a two-time First Team
All-Patriot League honoree for the Bison. He also helped lead the
team to two Patriot League Championships (2009 & 2010), and was
First Team NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region in 2010.